BOISE, city, capital of the State of
Idaho, and county-seat of Ada co.; on the
Boise river and the Oregon Short Line
railroad; 45 miles S. W. of Idaho City.
It occupies the site of a former trading
post of the Hudson's Bay Company; is in
an agricultural and a rich mining region;
and is supplied with pure hot water from
a flowing boiling well. It contains the
State Capitol, erected in 1885-1887, a
penitentiary, United States Assay Office,
State Library, National banks, public
library, excellent schools, hospitals, and
other public buildings. Its industries
include meat packing, stone quarrying, and
manufactures of cigars, cement, etc. It
is an important wool market. Pop.
(1890) 2,311; (1910) 17,358; (1920)
21,393.